DUPLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA HERRING FAMILY Wills Before 1850 |
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Note: Will Book A is not in chronological order which means it is a transcription of loose wills, and hence may contain transcription errors |
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Deceased |
County |
Will Book.Page |
Date |
Relations |
Mary Middleton |
Duplin |
NC Duplin WB 01.024 Not yet abstracted |
1832 |
Eleanor |
Bright |
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Nancy |
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Stephen |
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Mary Blanchard |
Duplin |
NC Duplin WB 02.026 Not yet abstracted |
1848 |
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Fanny |
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Stephen Williams |
Duplin |
NC Duplin WB 02.048 Not yet abstracted |
1849 |
Mary |
Bryant |
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Stephen |
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DUPLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA HERRING FAMILY Estates Division of Land - Book A |
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Estate of |
County |
Bk.Pg |
Date |
Name of Heir |
James Middleton |
Duplin |
NC Duplin LD-A.003 |
28 Nov 1801 |
Mary Ann, Wife 15 ½ acres |
W. James Middleton |
Duplin |
NC Duplin LD-A.003 |
16 Jan 1802 |
Mary Ann, Wife 30 acres |
W. James Middleton |
Duplin |
NC Duplin LD-A.004 |
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John James Middleton, minor 36 acres |
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Benjamin Snipes |
Duplin |
NC Duplin LD-A.015 |
12 Jan 1810 |
Stephen Herring |
679 total acres. Eight shares. Stephen Herring, purchaser represented 5 heirs. He was not himself an heir. Part of a patent to Daniel Herring dated 2 Nov 1764. Also 18 acres adjacent conveyed by Arthur Herring to Daniel Herring. Also 15 acres patented said Snipes. |
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Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com |
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DUPLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA HERRING FAMILY Relationships Proven by Deed |
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Deceased or Donor |
County |
Deed Book.Page |
Date |
Relations |
Stephen Herring, Sr. |
Duplin |
NC Duplin DB 05A.132 |
7 Dec 1810 |
Daniel Herring, son |
NC Duplin DB 05A.135 |
17 Dec 1810 |
Smith Herring, son |
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NC Duplin DB 05A.154 |
7 Dec 1810 |
William Herring, son |
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NC Duplin DB 05A.192 |
7 Dec 1810 |
Stephen Herring, Jr., son |
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Benjamin Herring, Sr. |
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NC Duplin DB T.293 |
9 Aug 1810 |
Daniel Herring, (son) |
Benjamin Herring |
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NC Duplin DB 05A.376 Estate Division of Land, by Commissioners |
8 Feb 1815 |
Thomas Grady |
Thomas Parrish |
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Luke Herring |
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William Creech |
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Benjamin Herring |
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Daniel Herring |
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Edward Creech |
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James Herring Sr |
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NC Duplin DB E.362 |
17 Apr 1789 |
Anne Herring (Daughter) |
Bryan James Herring ,(son) |
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Lewis Williams Herring (son) |
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James Herring Jr, son |
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Benjamin Herring |
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NC Duplin DB 04A.086 |
23 Dec 1809 |
Edward Creech (son-in-law) & Mary Creech (daughter), of Lenoir Co. |
Benjamin Herring Sr |
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NC Duplin DB 03A.502 |
8 Oct 1808 |
William Creech (son in law) & his wife Sally Creech (daughter) |
Robert Ivey, of Lenoir Co. |
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NC Duplin DB 03A.123 |
6 Sep 1794 |
Mary Herring (Daughter) |
Benjamin Herring Sr |
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NC Duplin DB 04A.167 |
25 Nov 1808 |
Benjamin Herring Jr |
DUPLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA HERRING FAMILY North Carolina Estate Files |
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Alexander Herring |
Duplin |
Wills and estate papers (Duplin County), 1663-1978 Will Img 482 Excrs,: David Wright David Hooks Witnesses: Wilson Hodges B. Bourden |
25 Jan 1819 |
Rebecca Herring wife |
Lewis Herring, minor son |
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Samuel Herring |
Duplin |
Wills and estate papers (Duplin County), 1663-1978 Will Img 519 Excr.: John Eliat Witnesses: Levi Borden Solomon Rouse Lewis Rouse |
5 Jan 1809 |
Rachel Herring, wife |
William Herring, son |
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Frederick Herring, son |
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Polly Herring, dau. |
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Drury Herring, son |
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Mlly Herring, dau. |
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Stephen Herring |
Duplin |
Wills and estate papers (Duplin County), 1663-1978 Will Img 523 Excrs: Stephen Bright Herring, son Alexander Herring, son Witnesses: William Dickson James _____ Sarah Croom Willis Herring |
21 Sep 1797 Oct 1797 |
Sarah Herring, wife |
Stephen Bright Herring, son |
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Alexander Herring, son |
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Alethea Harrell, dau. |
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Grandson Elisha Herring, son of Samuel Herring |
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Samuel Herring, son |
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Caty Croom, dau. |
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Sally Glisson, dau., wife of Daniel Glisson |
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Bryan Glisson, grandson |
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Pearsia Glisson, dau. |
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Sally Glisson, Granddau, |
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Henry Glisson, grandson |
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Charity Glisson, dau. |
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Nella Glisson, Granddau, |
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Nancy New, dau. |
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Stephen Herring |
Duplin |
Wills and estate papers (Duplin County), 1663-1978 Estate Img |
No date |
No heirs listed. |
Very Short Inventory. |
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Benjamin Herring |
Duplin |
Wills and estate papers (Duplin County), 1663-1978 Estate Img |
1814 |
Widow Mary |
Daniel Herring |
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William Creech |
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Thomas Graddy |
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Benjamin Herring |
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Edwards Creech |
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Betsy Herring |
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Luke Herring |
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3 Jan 1814. Years provision for widow Mary Herring. Recorded Jul 1814. 10 Feb 1814. Inventory & Sale. Recorded Apr 1814. 15 Feb 1816. Report of committee to divide estate. Recorded Apr 1816. Eight heirs. Widow Mary Daniel Herring William Creech Thomas Graddy Benjamin Herring Edwards Creech Betsy Herring Luke Herring |
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Stephen Herring & Sarah Herring |
Duplin |
Wills and estate papers (Duplin County), 1663-1978 Estate Img |
1809 |
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9 Aug 1808. Inventory of the estate of Stephen Herring and of Sarah Herring. Recorded Jan 1809. 7 Nov 1808. Division of slaves of Stephen Herring. Children?: Alexander, Sally Bennett (Granddau., dau. of Catherine Croom, then living in Georgia), Stephen B. Herring. (Slaves could choose who they lived with among the heirs of the estate. Recorded Jan 1809. 11 Feb 1809. Report of Committee to determine what part of the assets belong to the estate of Stephen Herring and what part belong to the estate of Sarah Herring. Alexander Herring was the admr. of Sarah Herring. 14 Apr 1810. Audited account of Sarah Herring. Allocated to Elisha Herring and the children of Alethea Harrell. |
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Note: a Fresh Look at Stephen Herring and His Wife Sarah. Stephen Herring made his will in Sep 1797 and it was probated starting the following month. In his will he left everything to his wife Sarah and a number of his children and grandchildren. The will is lengthy and very detailed. There is nothing to indicate that he left off any of his children that were living, or were deceased with living descendants. Notably, Elisha Herring was not mentioned in his will. Fast forward to 1808. Sarah Herring died. She had no will. The court opened an intestate estate for her with Alexander Herring as her admr. Now here is where it gets interesting. The court appointed a committee to determine what part of her estate was part of her estate for life from the will of Stephen Herring (and hence still a part of his estate) and what part was hers in her own right. The only reason the court would do that is if Sarah’s children and Stephen’s children were NOT one and the same. The committee did its job and made its report finding she had £___ in her estate. Now, here is where it gets really interesting and very puzzling. Her estate was divided between Elisha Herring and the children of Alethea Harrell!. Please take a few minutes and let that sink in. When read together, the only way this makes sense is as follows: Stephen Herring was married to one or more wives prior to Sarah and had several children. Sarah was married to another man also named Herring and had a son Elisha Herring. Then Stephen and Sarah were each widowed. They married and had a daughter Alethea Herring. Besides the obvious changes in the family tree, this would mean that Stephen Bright Herring is not Sarah’s son, hence her maiden name was not likely Bright. |
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John Herring |
Duplin |
Wills and estate papers (Duplin County), 1663-1978 Estate Img |
1808 |
No heirs listed |
Inventory by Benjamin Herring, admr, recorded Oct 1808. 5 Nov 1808. Sale. Benjamin Herring, admr. Recorded Jan 1809. |
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Sarah Herring |
Duplin |
Wills and estate papers (Duplin County), 1663-1978 Estate Img |
1810 |
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1 Nov 1808. Sale. Alexander Herring, admr. Recorded Jan 1810. |
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Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com |
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